Woman`s Identity Sought

Digest

August 6, 1985|By Kevin Allen, Staff Writer

LAUDERDALE LAKES — An unidentified young woman was critically injured Monday when she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle near the intersection of Northwest 39th Street and 46th Avenue, police said.

The woman, described as between 14 and 25 years old, was hit about 7:15 a.m. by a 1983 Pontiac Firebird driven by Roberto Antonio Veintimilla, 22, of the 4900 block of Northwest 39th Street, said Broward Sheriff`s Office spokesman Jim Leljedal.

Veintimilla was driving east on Northwest 39th Street and made a left on Northwest 46th Avenue where the collision occurred, Leljedal said. The bicycle struck the car head-on, police said.

Veintimilla rushed to a nearby home and summoned sheriff`s deputies. The woman was taken to Florida Medical Center where she was admitted to the intensive care unit in critical condition.

Authorities are seeking information about the woman`s identity. She was described as about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 135 pounds with a slender build, fair skin, brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing navy blue shorts, a light blue T-shirt, white tennis shoes and a light blue sun visor.

She was carrying no identification but did have a set of keys, one of which bore a Honda ensignia.

Anyone with information should contact the Broward Sheriff`s Office at 765-8900.